IN THIS BULLETIN:
Meetings/Workshops/Events:
1. FIRST GENERATION GRADUATE STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH
2. AMERICAN INDIAN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE GRADUATE STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH –POSTPONED – WILL BE RESCHEDULED
3. LITTLE HOKIE(TM) HAND-ME-DOWN – SHOPPING DAYS
Administrative Announcements:
4. APRIL 15 RESOLUTION
5. LITTLE HOKIE(TM) HAND-ME-DOWN – DONATIONS & PAPER BAGS NEEDED
6. EDWARD BOUCHET HONOR SOCIETY NOMINATION
7. DIVERSITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM
8. POSTER ABSTRACT REQUEST- ADVANCING THE HUMAN CONDITION SYMPOSIUM
Deadlines/Dates to Remember:
NOV 9: PhD/EdD ETD submission deadline to participate in Fall commencement
NOV 17-25: Thanksgiving break, no classes
NOV 24: Web DROP/ADD opens for Spring 2019
NOV 30: Web course request for Summer 2019 opens
Meetings/Workshops/Events:
1. FIRST GENERATION GRADUATE STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH
Thursday, Nov 8, 12:00-1:00 pm, Graduate Life Center, Multipurpose Room.
Join us at this year’s First Generation Graduate Student Connect Lunch with keynote speaker Jordan Laney, a Presidential Pathways Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow. Student group leaders, faculty mentors, and members of the community are also invited. Event is free. Please register at http://bit.ly/FirstGenerationConnectLunch by November 6. For accommodations related to disabilities, please contact Dr. Justin Grimes at jgrimes18@vt.edu at least 72 hours in advance of the event.
2. AMERICAN INDIAN AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE GRADUATE STUDENT CONNECT LUNCH –POSTPONED – WILL BE RESCHEDULED
Originally scheduled for Friday, Nov 9
3. LITTLE HOKIE(TM) HAND-ME-DOWN – SHOPPING DAYS
Tuesday, Nov 13, 12:00-6:00pm (students), GLC Multipurpose Room
Wednesday, Nov 14, 8:00am-12:00pm (staff and students), GLC Multipurpose Room
VT Graduate School, Graduate Student Assembly, and the Women’s Center present the 5th annual Little Hokie Hand-Me-Down, designed to benefit Virginia Tech graduate students and families. Bags are provided. For more information, https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/10/little-hokie-hand-me-down-event-donations.html or contact Jessie Meltsner at jmelts@vt.edu.
Administrative Announcements:
4. APRIL 15 RESOLUTION
Linked find a letter from Dean DePauw regarding the “Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees and Assistantships” also known as the “April 15 Resolution.”
5. LITTLE HOKIE(TM) HAND-ME-DOWN – DONATIONS & PAPER BAGS NEEDED
VT Graduate School, Graduate Student Assembly, and the Women’s Center present the 5th annual Little Hokie Hand-Me-Down, designed to benefit Virginia Tech graduate students and families. How to Donate: Donations will be accepted Oct 29 – Nov 12 at the GLC Welcome Center (front desk) or at the VT Women’s Center (206 Washington St.) What to Donate: Gently used clothes, books, toys, bedding, medical supplies, school supplies, formula (unexpired), bathing & grooming supplies (unopened), strollers, car seats, baby gear, diapers, etc. Paper bags are also needed. Shopping Days: Students come by the GLC Multi-Purpose room Nov 13 from 12:00-6:00pm. Staff and students come by the same location on Nov 14 from 8:00am-12:00pm. For more information, see https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/10/little-hokie-hand-me-down-event-donations.html or contact Jessie Meltsner at jmelts@vt.edu.
6. EDWARD BOUCHET HONOR SOCIETY NOMINATION
The Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (Bouchet Society) recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promote a diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. Find out more at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/diversity/bouchet-society.html. Nomination and application deadlines are early December.
7. DIVERSITY SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Diversity scholars are graduate students who specialize in and advocate for the awareness, knowledge, and skills associated with diversity and inclusion in the Graduate School and greater community. Nominations are due by Nov 30. Find out more at https://graduateschool.vt.edu/about/diversity/diversity-scholars/how-to-apply.html
8. POSTER ABSTRACT REQUEST- ADVANCING THE HUMAN CONDITION SYMPOSIUM
On Nov 28, ORDI and OID will host a research poster session on topics relevant to advancing the human condition. Interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary presentations across fields in the humanities, liberal arts, social sciences, sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, design, and health are welcome. Enter research projects at any stage, including formative, preliminary, in-progress, and completed. At least one researcher-presenter must be a currently enrolled graduate student. Abstracts due by Nov 15 11:59pm at www.bit.ly/humanconditionsymposium .Please contact Dr. Shernita Lee at shernita@vt.edu with any questions.